I’ll bet that every county in the country has at least one drone flying around spying on the people. And I’ll also bet they aren’t being flown by a deputy sheriff. They’re being flown by a controller in Florida just like all the other drones. It’s part of the government’s war against terrorists, foreign DOMESTIC.
And how are they paid for? They’re in the Homeland Security Agency’s budget.
This is paid for the by US Navy and they were testing it. It’s intended for overwater ISR.